Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 119: Your Mom Needs to Sleep

After Yu Xia and Xie Qingci finished their live stream, the streaming room became less lively.

Others weren’t as funny as the two of them. Wei Yaoyao did have the ability, but his partner wasn’t supportive, so it wasn’t as entertaining.

In the end, the game was over, and without a doubt, Yu Xia’s team had the most likes, and Xie Qingci scored nine points again.

Yu Xia deliberately patted his shoulder, lifted her chin slightly, and said, "See? Teaming up with your big sister has its perks."

Xie Qingci followed suit graciously: "Yes, teaming up with big sister means having meat to eat."

The smile was ambiguous, and the tone was ambiguous. Yu Xia was merely teasing him, but his reply made her eyes dodge guiltily, and she said dryly: "As long as you know, work hard, but don’t push yourself too hard, rest well at night."

Don’t call tonight.

Xie Qingci understood what she meant and restrained the amusement in his eyes.

Returning from the program team, it was already very late. He Ci tirelessly reminded her not to eat late-night snacks.

Yu Xia was still recalling the look of disappointment on Xie Qingci’s face and nodded perfunctorily, "Got it, got it."

"What’s the matter, your heart’s still in there even though you’re out?"

She uttered an oh: "What?"

Then she realized and righteously said, "What heart are you talking about? I was thinking about other things."

He Ci looked her up and down: "That’s good. I thought me watching over you tonight meant you couldn’t properly enjoy looking at those little brothers, and you felt regretful, hoping to recall their faces. Is Xie Qingci’s face nice to touch?"

"..." She coughed twice, "It was... nice, quite soft. But I absolutely didn’t do it on purpose! I only did it as a last resort to win!"

"Heh heh, so you feel wronged touching his face? If it were someone with a more fiery personality, they might cover their face, crying and calling you a pervert!"

Mei burst out laughing.

Yu Xia tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, really wanting to say that Xie Qingci wouldn’t mind her being a pervert, but knowing she was in the wrong, she obediently stayed put.

Never mind, He Ci was just having a hormonal imbalance, and a good artist needs to tolerate a manager’s little moods, she understood.

Once home, Yu Xia got out of the car and couldn’t help but say to He Ci:

"Brother He, putting up with your hormonal imbalance isn’t a solution, you should take some herbal medicine while exercising."

He Ci’s face darkened inch by inch: "I give you half a minute to leave my sight, or I’ll show you the results of my recent gym sessions!"

She dashed away in a puff.

Mei murmured, "Brother He, even though you don’t like girls, casually showing gym results photos to female artists isn’t right, see how fast Yu Xia ran, afraid to see you lift your shirt."

"...I meant showing my strength!!!"

——

Yu Xia indeed didn’t agree to Xie Qingci’s request for a late-night call.

She called Yu Heng and Yue Ling, then took a moment to send him a message.

[Said to reduce contact, so reduce contact, rest well]

She meant it. Xie Qingci, although frustrated, didn’t dare cling to her more, so he could only send a goodnight, then lay there staring at the dark ceiling, expressionless.

Wei Yaoyao got up to use the bathroom, accidentally saw him lying there with his eyes open, with a bit of light reflecting in them, and was so scared he nearly wet himself, tripping at the bathroom door.

"Hey, dude, what are you doing?" he whispered.

Xie Qingci turned to look at him, said nothing, and then looked away again.

Wei Yaoyao: "Sleepwalking? Xie Qingci? Xie Qingci? Can you hear me in your sleep?"

Xie Qingci: "I only hear a pig talking."

Wei Yaoyao: "..."

When he finished in the bathroom and came out, Xie Qingci had closed his eyes, but his brow was furrowed, and the corners of his mouth were tight, looking like he wasn’t asleep.

"Dude, you insomniac?" he cautiously asked again.

Xie Qingci opened his eyes again, his dark eyes looking at him.

"Yeah, got a solution?"

Wei Yaoyao scratched his curly hair: "No solution, just asking."

Xie Qingci took a deep breath, held back the urge to pull out two of his curls, and closed his eyes again.

As for Yu Xia, she had been chatting with Yue Ling for ten minutes.

"Yeah, start shooting next Monday. This talent show’s spinoff ends next week, so I can relax a bit."

The speakerphone was on, so Yu Heng could hear too. He said displeased, "You’re still going to run back and forth, isn’t it enough work already? The family can afford you, can’t you do a couple of projects for fun occasionally?"

"This is my career," she retorted confidently, "If I’m not ambitious, am I worthy of my fans? You, with a wife and everything, can’t understand my drive!"

Yu Heng snorted.

Yue Ling laughed and said, "Your brother’s just worried you’ll overwork yourself and get sick like before. It’s good to act more, but having two jobs overlapping means running around will be exhausting. But now it doesn’t help to talk; you’ve already accepted both jobs."

Yu Xia didn’t care: "Being a bit tired is normal. My brother’s tired too. I’m used to this lifestyle; I’m not afraid of being tired."

Just as Yu Heng was about to speak, she turned the conversation and playfully said, "But don’t worry, I’ll now take care of my health and won’t overwork!"

Yu Heng chuckled coldly: "Since you’re so dedicated, just come work for me at the company. I can pay you more."

"Forget it, your company only has one handsome guy, and he has a wife. The entertainment circle has so many handsome guys, I love this job."

Yu Heng: "..."

Yue Ling barely held back laughter and agreed, "It indeed is."

Someone was running over, shouting loudly, and their voice traveled through the phone from afar.

"Auntie! Is that Auntie?"

Yu Xia had just called "Yue," when the voice from the receiver started to become faint and crackling.

The sound of clothes rustling, the phone falling on the sofa, and voices fading away.

"Just in time, your aunt is calling you, answer it and go to bed."

"Dad, where are you taking Mom?"

"You, who failed your elementary Chinese, are asking such useless questions?"

"...But Auntie was clearly looking for you! Mom!"

"Your mom needs sleep! Hurry and answer the phone!" 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Then there was a thud of a door closing.

Yu Xia sighed deeply.

"Forget it, my poor nephew, your parents are like that, don’t be sad."

Yu Yue’s young voice carried a hint of grievance: "Dad’s too much, Auntie take me away, I can’t stay in this home for another day."

"Alright," she chuckled, "come be my son. Then you can call your parents uncle and aunt, and we’ll teach you how to be a perfect gentleman."

Yu Yue thought for a moment: "Forget it, it’s hard being a good man."

...The little rascal.

Yu Xia teasingly scolded him and asked, "You’re on summer break, right? And you still failed your Chinese finals?"

Yu Yue’s tone was mournful: "As long as we don’t talk about that, Auntie, we can still maintain a surface-level amicable relationship."